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of what is going on, we have to put it in the context of american culture, and so i took a trip to japan in november. and one thing they have in common with people of the united states, and they have income from paycheck to mouth to more mortgage to next month situation. there is not a lot of spare savings and that is why people like elizabeth warren and her daughter wrote about the two income trap for working parents. even people who consider themselves middle-class or by economic means middle-class, e they don't have a lot of room for error. and when you talk about breaks in employment, you dip into savings and people dip into the retirement funds, so fiscal cliff, we are talking about the national culture whereby in large, we don't have a pad of savings to deal with things like health care costs that we didn't expect or, you know, family income that is missing. so it is part of a bigger picture. >> and if we ef did, that wealth, and that cushion existed in your home and your house, and when the housing mortgage crisis occurs, and that happens and the only cushion that people had, we t
of what is going on, we have to put it in the context of american culture, and so i took a trip to japan in november. and one thing they have in common with people of the united states, and they have income from paycheck to mouth to more mortgage to next month situation. there is not a lot of spare savings and that is why people like elizabeth warren and her daughter wrote about the two income trap for working parents. even people who consider themselves middle-class or by economic means...
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>> suicides are higher in japan than they are in america. they don't use guns. they have all kinds of ways to kill themselves. and you have a different culture in england. what has hurt this country is the drugs. the drugs have changed everything. you didn't hear about these shootings when i was growing up in the '50s and '60s. and then you didn't need a background check to buy a gun. now with all the drugs, all the stuff we're treating kids with these psychotic drugs, it's causing some real problems in our community. almost all of these kids that have murdered, if you look at them, they have been treated with drugs for their mental problems. and it's changing something. it's taking away their empathy where they can do this kind of horrible thing and not feel remorse or fear or terror of what they're doing. they just go on like a machine. that's the problem in america. it's drugs more than anything. >> i'm glad you've told me what the problem is, philip. thank you for joining me. when we come back, i'll talk to the people sitting with me here in the studio. they
>> suicides are higher in japan than they are in america. they don't use guns. they have all kinds of ways to kill themselves. and you have a different culture in england. what has hurt this country is the drugs. the drugs have changed everything. you didn't hear about these shootings when i was growing up in the '50s and '60s. and then you didn't need a background check to buy a gun. now with all the drugs, all the stuff we're treating kids with these psychotic drugs, it's causing some...
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>> what the ecb, bank of england, bank of japan, respect what they're telling us. they're all in. and they're going to be in there supporting asset market valuations. that's the first thing. second, recognize that they cannot influence all of them equally. so focus on where they are focusing. the further out you go, the more risk you're taking with fundamentals. because as a limit to how far central banks can pull up valuations. and be careful of the correlated risk. when i listen to your program and others, i'm struck by how everybody's recommending basically the same trade in every single clause. >> you noticed that too. yes. good to see you. thank you for joining us today. >> thanks, mohammed. see you soon. >>> here's something that brings music to my ears. lower gasoline prices. at least for now. sharon has that news. >> we are looking at the lowest price of the year. it's just shy of $3.25 a gallon. lowest price we've seen since december 28th of 2011. and if we drop just about four cents more, we'll have the lowest since december of last year overall and the lowest price prob
>> what the ecb, bank of england, bank of japan, respect what they're telling us. they're all in. and they're going to be in there supporting asset market valuations. that's the first thing. second, recognize that they cannot influence all of them equally. so focus on where they are focusing. the further out you go, the more risk you're taking with fundamentals. because as a limit to how far central banks can pull up valuations. and be careful of the correlated risk. when i listen to your...
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china ma and japan. and i think you can start to nibble a little on china and japan, as well. >> michael, is there an argument to be made that you don't want to touch stocks right now until you have some clarity on this fiscal cliff? just in case we see a big sell-off? >> there is, but i'll argue, too, that you're talking about $600 billion being sucked out of the economy next year. the s&p made $20 trillion. while we are looking at the fiscal cliff countdown, there is another countdown to new all-year highs when the dow is close to the prior peak around 600% from here. investors should be looking overseas. you want to look where there is no fiscal cliff equivalent, primarily in emerging markets. but nonpartisan analysts have pointed out that if we go over the cliff and take that $600 billion with it, we go back to recession. how do you justify going into stocks and going into all-time highs if we go back to recession? >> that assumes all else being equal, the problem is you look at europe, it's recoveri
china ma and japan. and i think you can start to nibble a little on china and japan, as well. >> michael, is there an argument to be made that you don't want to touch stocks right now until you have some clarity on this fiscal cliff? just in case we see a big sell-off? >> there is, but i'll argue, too, that you're talking about $600 billion being sucked out of the economy next year. the s&p made $20 trillion. while we are looking at the fiscal cliff countdown, there is another...
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the bank of japan. japan's exports fall for the sixth straight month. you are going to see the bank of japan on thursday announce new stimulus measures. you're going to see efforts to weaken the yen. it's going to get even weaker. that is the old yen carry trade. that may be where some of this money is coming from to do the odd little trades that seem to be going on. out of bonds, into stocks, selling gold as well. i think that's a real factor here. what caught my eye this morning, there was a survey out saying the hedge funds is the most exposed to the market since 2010. a lot of people mentioned that and said, that is a contrary indicator, high levels of activity in the stock market for hedge funds, often a negative indicator overall. let me mention night capital. they are selling themselves to geico. i took two-to-one ratio. this is a good deal all around. you're going to marry the biggest, fastest traders out there, getco. you're going to marry that with knight, which has the biggest wholesale business out there. so you're going to get big business,
the bank of japan. japan's exports fall for the sixth straight month. you are going to see the bank of japan on thursday announce new stimulus measures. you're going to see efforts to weaken the yen. it's going to get even weaker. that is the old yen carry trade. that may be where some of this money is coming from to do the odd little trades that seem to be going on. out of bonds, into stocks, selling gold as well. i think that's a real factor here. what caught my eye this morning, there was a...
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japan's by to take over the world. that never happened. >> no, but japan was our ally. we could deal with thejapanese on a reasonable basis. the problem with china is that it sees itself as supplanting the united states. has been very hostile and aggressive in recent years. it's trying to push the u.s. out of asia. they are not our friend, and so we don't want to give them a foothold in our economy. trac that being said, how do we stop this? do we not allow these deals to happen? in the u.s. is basically putting a defense. >> the chinese put up a fence. we couldn't buy if it were a chinese enterprise. we can stop this because the committee on foreign investment in the u.s. has the final say on sensitive acquisitions. and so they cann stop the acquisition. tracy: that probably should have >> they should. tracy: thank you fobeing here. the coming collapse of china. it is coming. >> it is. tracy: we want to know wha you think about all this. here is our question tonight. is the u.s. still a superpower or will china be number one soon? log onto gerriwils.com and vote on the
japan's by to take over the world. that never happened. >> no, but japan was our ally. we could deal with thejapanese on a reasonable basis. the problem with china is that it sees itself as supplanting the united states. has been very hostile and aggressive in recent years. it's trying to push the u.s. out of asia. they are not our friend, and so we don't want to give them a foothold in our economy. trac that being said, how do we stop this? do we not allow these deals to happen? in the...
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it comes as japan's new prime minister abbe begins his term. they're recommending a position in the yen for some time. paul richards of ubs. paul, nice to see you again. welcome back. >> thanks, scott. how are you doing? >> well, thanks. this call has been well for you because you nailed it where does it go from here? >> i think it's strategic and it's technical from here. strategically i like a weak yen. you now have abbe all over the b.o.j. and you have the governor, his term is coming up at the end of november. things are changing for b.o.j. a january 22 meeting, their inflation target will be raised from 1% which they're not even reaching up to 2%. however, i think the markets really, really short the yen right now. you have the timing issue of another four weeks until the b.o.j. meeting and you still have this problem that we have in washington called the fiscal cliff. i just don't like the way that one's playing out. the reason that's important is that when the market gets into risk op mode they tend to sell the dollar and buy the yen. >>
it comes as japan's new prime minister abbe begins his term. they're recommending a position in the yen for some time. paul richards of ubs. paul, nice to see you again. welcome back. >> thanks, scott. how are you doing? >> well, thanks. this call has been well for you because you nailed it where does it go from here? >> i think it's strategic and it's technical from here. strategically i like a weak yen. you now have abbe all over the b.o.j. and you have the governor, his...
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also an earthquake hits japan this morning we will have more coming out. >> the live look outside in san jose, still looking pretty but dark out there. in dealing with cloudy conditions as well as past patchy dense fog and the north bay. we're expecting plenty of sunshine in the afternoon, a bit warmer than yesterday. mostly clear and cool conditions into the evening. the full forecast is coming up in just a bit but for now over to erika >> the content as back up to the bay bridge plaza continues. to my knowledge the meeting lights are not active and we do not have any problems around the bay area. the east a phrase look good and no problems in the south bay no accidents along the peninsula and: easy drive time. 23 minutes out of the bottle into the city. >> overnight we had a strong earthquake in the northeastern part of japan. it was a 7.3 earthquake and the same area where we had a 9.0 earthquake years ago that killed 2000 people with the following tsunami. this earthquake took place around 518 local time around midnight in san francisco. 2 mi. off the japanese coast and was follo
also an earthquake hits japan this morning we will have more coming out. >> the live look outside in san jose, still looking pretty but dark out there. in dealing with cloudy conditions as well as past patchy dense fog and the north bay. we're expecting plenty of sunshine in the afternoon, a bit warmer than yesterday. mostly clear and cool conditions into the evening. the full forecast is coming up in just a bit but for now over to erika >> the content as back up to the bay bridge...
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. >> a natural gas tanker arrived in japan today becoming the first vessel to successfully test a new trade route through arctic waters. it opened up due to shrinking ice. it shaved nearly three weeks of its time. in september researchers of nasa announced the coverage retreated to its lowest level since recoffereds began in 1979. the route is open four months of the year. >> put down the cell phone and the sandwich if you are in south dakota. they report that there is a top new ban on distracted banning. it makes texting while drivers is a primary offense but you can get that ticket if you are eating, rearding the paper, or putting on make-up while driving. >> would you pay for cough sfee with plastic or cash? now you have the option to pay with steel. >> you're going to hear about that at starbucks. that story coming up in consumer alert. >> a special christmas for a special soldier and his family. that story coming up. >> showers coming you have a the great lakes and a sign that colder air is moving into the atlanta. it is 51 degrees and 56 >> coming up at 6:00 they plan to repeal
. >> a natural gas tanker arrived in japan today becoming the first vessel to successfully test a new trade route through arctic waters. it opened up due to shrinking ice. it shaved nearly three weeks of its time. in september researchers of nasa announced the coverage retreated to its lowest level since recoffereds began in 1979. the route is open four months of the year. >> put down the cell phone and the sandwich if you are in south dakota. they report that there is a top new ban...
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an election next week in japan could have a large effect on fiscal policy. reports say delta is close to landing a deal that will give the airline a 49% stake in virgin atlantic. bloomberg reports talks between delta and singapore airlines, which is looking to sell its stake in virgin, are advancing. the deal is estimated to cost between $300 and $500 million. it could mean a step up for delta's business, due to virgin atlantic's high volume of premium passengers. apple and google reportedly are forming a rather odd alliance. the two rivals are making a joint bid for a bundle of kodak patents. according to bloomberg news, the combined bid is $500 million. kodak could get an $830 million loan to get out of bankruptcy by selling its patents. holiday hiring is on track to set a record this year. retailers have added more than 619,000 jobs in the last two months, up 19% from last year. if 140,000 more people are hired this season it will break a record set in 2000 of 760,000 hires - the most ever. stores are bulking up staffs to stay open longer. macy's just rev
an election next week in japan could have a large effect on fiscal policy. reports say delta is close to landing a deal that will give the airline a 49% stake in virgin atlantic. bloomberg reports talks between delta and singapore airlines, which is looking to sell its stake in virgin, are advancing. the deal is estimated to cost between $300 and $500 million. it could mean a step up for delta's business, due to virgin atlantic's high volume of premium passengers. apple and google reportedly...
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a strong earthquake off the coast of northeastern japan trigger as a tsunami warning. the preliminary magnitude is 7.3. this is the same area, by the way, that was hit way massive earthquake and tsunami in march of last year. no damage is reported at the power plant but buildings in tokyo swayed for several minutes. >>> a warning this morning to students and staff at george washington university after there is an attempted sexual assault and series of burglaries on campus. police have released surveillance photo of two suspects they say told laptops from dorm rooms. >>> some same-sex couples in maryland are one step closer to getting married. law will not take effect until january 1st. clerks began issuing licenses thursday. karen gray houston has a closer look. >> reporter: meet karen preening, resident of potomac, general manager of a furniture store. she thought this day would never come. >> so excited. i cannot believe this day is here. i cannot believe it. >> reporter: her long-time partner of 29 years shuns the spotlight and doesn't want to be identified. >> ther
a strong earthquake off the coast of northeastern japan trigger as a tsunami warning. the preliminary magnitude is 7.3. this is the same area, by the way, that was hit way massive earthquake and tsunami in march of last year. no damage is reported at the power plant but buildings in tokyo swayed for several minutes. >>> a warning this morning to students and staff at george washington university after there is an attempted sexual assault and series of burglaries on campus. police have...
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once in china and japan and all these countries start making stuff cheaper, it is problem for unions, and that is just a reality. >> it is also reality that some of that manufacturing is coming back, and not because of low wages. because of transportation costs, innovation, all kinds of things. what bothers me about this vote is that it was ught and paid for by a few wealthy people. the leader of the senate, the governor, both on record not want to do this initially . they did it turn around. and lost five seats and the legislature. >> you can look for all the conspiracy's you want. the fact is that michigan was adjusting to exactly the reality that evan isalking about, globalization. i think was glory days for the unions 94 is, 1950's, 1960's, when the rest of the world was devastated by the second world war, we had a monopoly and, yes, great benefits to it the problem is that when you have global competition, you are uncompetitive. detroit went bankrupt but the southern transplants did not. here is the tragic choice. in the right to work states, wages are 10% lower. unploynt is also
once in china and japan and all these countries start making stuff cheaper, it is problem for unions, and that is just a reality. >> it is also reality that some of that manufacturing is coming back, and not because of low wages. because of transportation costs, innovation, all kinds of things. what bothers me about this vote is that it was ught and paid for by a few wealthy people. the leader of the senate, the governor, both on record not want to do this initially . they did it turn...
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has that will never get to see them countries like france germany japan are spending on their defense all together and you know what i'm pretty sure the existence of a black budget is unconstitutional anyway article one section nine clause seven of the us constitution reads quote a regular statement on account of receipt and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time oh but i guess the government does provide us with that information you know i found from the department of defense comptrollers website a bunch of lists of different names i mean i guess this is transparency if you don't mind the omission of details beyond programs code names names like chalk eagle or tract maple link plumeria elegant lady or tractor rose you know what i have to give credit to the d o d at least they gave us something to look at you can forget about getting this type of information from the national intelligence program we don't forsee spy agencies like the cia there's a black budget is in the tens of billions of dollars a year with no disclosure whatsoever all right fine i get
has that will never get to see them countries like france germany japan are spending on their defense all together and you know what i'm pretty sure the existence of a black budget is unconstitutional anyway article one section nine clause seven of the us constitution reads quote a regular statement on account of receipt and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time oh but i guess the government does provide us with that information you know i found from the...
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but certainly those three, the elections in south korea and japan, a hard line candidate in japan has been making a lot of hay of that, touting north korea as this real threat to japan. so all of that, and of course the symbolic nature of kim jong un's father's death obviously playing into all of this. >> all right, chris lawrence live for us at the pentagon. thank you very much for that. >>> this rocket launch in north korea is raising a lot of questions about what that country's leader might be up to, and how apparently this launch succeeded when, without question, a lot of his prior attempts have not gone so well. it also again draws the focus to the troubling fact that the united states and its allies appear to have little or no influence on north korea. joining us with his insight is victor cha, the senior adviser and korean chair at the center for strategic and international studies in washington, d.c. he was also the deputy u.s. negotiator at the six-party talks in north korea six years ago. victor, thanks for joining us. first of all, does this seem as though this is a hand-st
but certainly those three, the elections in south korea and japan, a hard line candidate in japan has been making a lot of hay of that, touting north korea as this real threat to japan. so all of that, and of course the symbolic nature of kim jong un's father's death obviously playing into all of this. >> all right, chris lawrence live for us at the pentagon. thank you very much for that. >>> this rocket launch in north korea is raising a lot of questions about what that...
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on the japan trade. in terms of retailers, sears holdings is up a percent in today's session, the other three are doing pretty poorly. pretty poorly in today's session. it does look like we are extending our three-day losing streak we saw across the three major averages in today's session. >> most excited about seaworld. >> seaworld filing for an ipo >> $100 million ipo, talking about who should ring the bell that day. >> shamu. >> a tank on that balcony? >> you heard about the aquarium in the shanghai shopping mall that just collapsed? >> no. >> they had sharks in this tank and spontaneously collapsehood, glass shattered in all, sharks in there. >> we know how well parks have done for comcast, for disney this year. not surprising that blackstone would want to hop on that. >> cedar fair done well. >> fun. >> ticker would be scas, by the way. >> for seaworld? >> yes. yes. yes. check with mary thompson in for bob pisani this morning. hey, mary. >> we note mixed market the dow up 7 1/2 points, continued wea
on the japan trade. in terms of retailers, sears holdings is up a percent in today's session, the other three are doing pretty poorly. pretty poorly in today's session. it does look like we are extending our three-day losing streak we saw across the three major averages in today's session. >> most excited about seaworld. >> seaworld filing for an ipo >> $100 million ipo, talking about who should ring the bell that day. >> shamu. >> a tank on that balcony? >>...
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you saw the moves in the nikkei in japan. huge moves there because of the expectation that they're going to be doing more to help things out, more stimulus is expected. and the bank of japan expected to get involved. of course, that hurts the yen. that's why you see the dollar higher against that. gold now up about $4.10 to 1,674.8 an ounce. below 1,700. >>> time for the global markets report. kelly evans is standing by in london. a lot of action over there today. >>> thank you. there really has been. and in fact, it's the greek banks which are leading the way. i can't remember the last time we said that. if you look at trading broadly, it's the most beaten down areas where we're seeing the strength this morning. again, here are some of the names to mention whether it's the national bank of greece. we saw these up in the range of better than 8% earlier. now in the range of 5% to 8%. again, if you look at the levels, you see we're snapping up from low valuations generally speaking. it doesn't take a lot at 63 cents to get an 8
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in japan where they have almost zero guns, they have almost zero gun murders. and the parallels are there all around the world. i don't get why the nra can get away with statements like this, and there isn't just a huge outcry. >> we'll see. i think things have changed somewhat. they remain a very powerful group. they're speaking to a constituency that really believes in their message, and historically, at least, that you cross the nra at your peril as a politician. they have a great deal of money. they have a great deal of influence. politicians care deeply about getting a high rating from the nra. you know, it could be that newtown marks a turning point, but it also could be that it doesn't and that's why you have not seen a huge rush of politicians to embrace gun control in the past week. >> let me understand, michael steele called the nra statement very haunting and very disturbing. he's actually an nra supporting. michael blook brg called it beyond believe that following the newtown tragedy, the national rifle association wants to arm more americans. i wan
in japan where they have almost zero guns, they have almost zero gun murders. and the parallels are there all around the world. i don't get why the nra can get away with statements like this, and there isn't just a huge outcry. >> we'll see. i think things have changed somewhat. they remain a very powerful group. they're speaking to a constituency that really believes in their message, and historically, at least, that you cross the nra at your peril as a politician. they have a great deal...
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>>> major earthquake rattles nerves and shakes buildings in japan in the same area as nearly two years ago. >>> fiscal cliff for air travelers, ground your trip or compromise air safety. >>> be careful what you write on review websites. one woman is being sued for almost $1 million for posting a nasty review online. find out which side the judge is taking. taking. "newsroom" begins right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm don lemon in for carol costello this morning. the labor department this morning says 146,000 jobs were added in november and unemployment fell to 7.7%. so, let's put this all in perspective for you just one month earlier. in october, 138,000 jobs were added. so we're going to begin our coverage now with cnn correspondent and first up is christine romans. good morning, christine. >> good morning, don. we give the headline 146,000 jobs created, more than we expected, more than economists had expected, twice what a cnn money survey of economists had expected. unemployment rate fell to 7.7%. i'm going to tell you, it ca
>>> major earthquake rattles nerves and shakes buildings in japan in the same area as nearly two years ago. >>> fiscal cliff for air travelers, ground your trip or compromise air safety. >>> be careful what you write on review websites. one woman is being sued for almost $1 million for posting a nasty review online. find out which side the judge is taking. taking. "newsroom" begins right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning....
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it could have followthrough in japan. europe has run kind of far -- the market has chosen to believe that europe's problems are somewhat behind us. i don't really share that philosophy. but i think this move is interesting. >> but the european financial risk fear indicators look great. in fact, these financial indicators look great worldwide. i agree with you trat central banks are greasing the wheels. but in a very gloomy world, a very gloomy psychology where the worst case becomes the most talked-about case, at some point don't the markets send an impressive message -- and again, they are kind of moving together and the direction is higher, jim iuorio. what does that tell you sfl? >> it tells me things are better than they were. the european crisis isn't done but it's certainly not at the same level it was two years ago. they took some major steps in fixing things. i'm saying they haven't fixed it yet. i always like to be a little bit cautious. but like i said, i would be interested in buying japan. i am mildly negative
it could have followthrough in japan. europe has run kind of far -- the market has chosen to believe that europe's problems are somewhat behind us. i don't really share that philosophy. but i think this move is interesting. >> but the european financial risk fear indicators look great. in fact, these financial indicators look great worldwide. i agree with you trat central banks are greasing the wheels. but in a very gloomy world, a very gloomy psychology where the worst case becomes the...
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he is now in japan and also in korea because santa can do anything. it's magic. he's delivering it in those countries. then he'll make his way closer to the united states around midnight or so and eat the cookies left by kids around the country and deliver presents to all the good children in america. we'll continue to track santa. we'll be right back. welcome to chevy's year-end event. so, the 5.3-liter v8 silverado can tow up to 9,600 pounds? 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer-power? [ laughs ] [ pencil scratches ] [ male announcer ] chevy's giving more. get the best offer of the year -- 0% apr financing for 60 months plus $1,000 holiday bonus cash. plus trade up for an additional $1,000 trade-in allowance. hurry. bonus cash ends january 2nd. >>> jamie foxx stars in the new quentin tarantino movie ""djang unchained," a violent movie. but after the sandy hook shooting, he said this. >> it tears you up. we have to do something. i think now i feel that everyone is really pulling together, and we have to make some serious change. >> that something may or may n
he is now in japan and also in korea because santa can do anything. it's magic. he's delivering it in those countries. then he'll make his way closer to the united states around midnight or so and eat the cookies left by kids around the country and deliver presents to all the good children in america. we'll continue to track santa. we'll be right back. welcome to chevy's year-end event. so, the 5.3-liter v8 silverado can tow up to 9,600 pounds? 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer-power? [...
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arbase might win the election in japan. aussie/dollar, steady after we saw decline in australian business confidence. it's okay for kelly and that particular exchange rate. that's where we stand right now here in europe. let's recap that asian trading day with sixuan once again in singapore. >> thank you, ross. asian markets closed out the day on a mixed bag. the for some beaten down atlanticermakers bounced back after refuting contamination allegations. in hong kong, financials brought support to the hang seng, closing around a 16-month high. signature lost almost 2% after reporting the flight attendants might stay action over a wage dispute. elsewhere, structure burst at almost 7% over a $240 million loan. meanwhile, south korean shares were listed by foreign buyers. miners and banks lacked support through the asx 200 also ending higher by .4%. lower by .2% is the sensex. back to you. >> thanks very much for that. >> and the good news, as well, is that we're back together for the first time in, like, forever. >> reunited.
arbase might win the election in japan. aussie/dollar, steady after we saw decline in australian business confidence. it's okay for kelly and that particular exchange rate. that's where we stand right now here in europe. let's recap that asian trading day with sixuan once again in singapore. >> thank you, ross. asian markets closed out the day on a mixed bag. the for some beaten down atlanticermakers bounced back after refuting contamination allegations. in hong kong, financials brought...
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an earthquake off the northeast coast of japan triggered a tsunami warning. the warning has been lifted, but it was a 7.3 quake. so far no reports of any injuries or damage. it was for the same area devastated by an earthquake and tsunami back in march of last year. we will continue to bring you any developments. in the meantime, steve has some of the morning's top other stories. >> let's start with the markets. asian stocks rallying to 2012 highs overnight. the nikkei edging lower after hitting a se hitting hitting a seven month closing high yesterday. european trading, shares seem to be fwllat. bundesbank announced it had cut its growth outlook for the country. in the u.s., the nasdaq snapped its losing streak yesterday with its first gain in five days. the dow was on pace for its third straight weekly gain. u.s. equity futures at this hour -- we don't have them. maybe joe has them. >> steve, you are here because it's jobs friday. are you here representing c innocent objects t cnbc or the bls? >> i'm representing myself actually. >> good to have you. in cor
an earthquake off the northeast coast of japan triggered a tsunami warning. the warning has been lifted, but it was a 7.3 quake. so far no reports of any injuries or damage. it was for the same area devastated by an earthquake and tsunami back in march of last year. we will continue to bring you any developments. in the meantime, steve has some of the morning's top other stories. >> let's start with the markets. asian stocks rallying to 2012 highs overnight. the nikkei edging lower after...
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japan, we have to keep all eyes on japan. >> that guy abe. what's his name? >> abe. you're talking about abe? >> that is the guy. honest abe. >> by the way, we have to talk about the john carney story. >> let me read it first. >> we can do that, too. >>> coming up, why investors member willing to take on more risk in 2013. first, as we head to a break, take a look at yesterday's winners and losers. >> that was wonderful. bravo. >> i loved that. it was great. >> it wasn't bad. >> there were parts of it that could have been a lot better. >> it was pretty terrible. >> it was awful. >> boo! [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you could business pro. yes, you could. go national. go like a pro. your doctor will say get smart about your weight. that's why there's glucerna hung
japan, we have to keep all eyes on japan. >> that guy abe. what's his name? >> abe. you're talking about abe? >> that is the guy. honest abe. >> by the way, we have to talk about the john carney story. >> let me read it first. >> we can do that, too. >>> coming up, why investors member willing to take on more risk in 2013. first, as we head to a break, take a look at yesterday's winners and losers. >> that was wonderful. bravo. >> i loved...
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japan said part of the rocket landed west of the peninsula and another part in or near the philippines. we are joined on the phone. good evening, sir. >> hi, greta. >> well this, is certainly a surprise because they had extended the window until december 29th for the launching of this rocket. do you know anything about at least the reported rocket, how far the range is, if it's a successful launch? >> nobody knows right now or at least it's not been released the rocket achieved orbit but that's not the issue. the issue is this rocket, after four failed attempts, has fired all three of its stages. in other words, the rocket fired all three stages and eventually put some kind of payload almost due south over the pacific ocean. what that means is that after five attempts the north koreans have masterd it.y could delivera warhead as far away as the west coast of the united states, greta. >> last april they attempted it and it failed. something changed between then and now, assume it is not a failure. my suspicion is they got some help from somebody. any thoughts on who might have helped th
japan said part of the rocket landed west of the peninsula and another part in or near the philippines. we are joined on the phone. good evening, sir. >> hi, greta. >> well this, is certainly a surprise because they had extended the window until december 29th for the launching of this rocket. do you know anything about at least the reported rocket, how far the range is, if it's a successful launch? >> nobody knows right now or at least it's not been released the rocket...
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august 1945, president truman's decision to use abatomic bomb against japan. tonight, we'll examine the process of making a tough decision. we'll hear about major decisions on an international stage. about corporate decisions to personal ones. from taking down the most wanted man in the world. >> the president said i'm going to go with my decision. write up the orders .. >> to giving up a dream career. >> it was a sense of lm unreality, i'm not really sure i know who i am. >> to uprooting a company culture. >> some people actually quit. >> to opening the door to a closed society. >> this is like a spy thriller. >> each of my guests have wrestled with a difficult choice. they'll take us through their deliberations, their fears and how they made their tough decisions. >> at 11:00 a.m. on may 1, 2011, two black hawk helicopters, 23 naycy sales, a translator and a dog named cairo took off from afghanistan. the mission -- to kill the world's most wanted made, osama bin laden. >> the death of bin laden marks the most significant achievement to date in an effort to d
august 1945, president truman's decision to use abatomic bomb against japan. tonight, we'll examine the process of making a tough decision. we'll hear about major decisions on an international stage. about corporate decisions to personal ones. from taking down the most wanted man in the world. >> the president said i'm going to go with my decision. write up the orders .. >> to giving up a dream career. >> it was a sense of lm unreality, i'm not really sure i know who i am....
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it's japan. it's printing money around the world. that's why you've got to be in equities, and that's why the stock market is going to keep going higher. back to you. >> that's been your thesis for a while now, gary. it's, woulding. see you in a bit. >> you bet. >> nasdaq announcing a bit of a deal of its own this morning. >> the stock is up more than 4.5%. they're buying from thomson reuters, their investor relations and multimedia businesses for $390 million in cash. two things to point out that will be key. it will be accretive the next 12 months. more importantly, this is nasdaq just diversifying beyond trading and trying to bolster their portfolio of businesses as they move forward. back to you. >> brian shactman back at headquarters. it was one of the first web 2.0 companies to ignite the start-up seen, but gilt group has gone through growing pains. we'll talk to the company's outgoing ceo about the future of the company and whether the daily deals format can survive. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles
it's japan. it's printing money around the world. that's why you've got to be in equities, and that's why the stock market is going to keep going higher. back to you. >> that's been your thesis for a while now, gary. it's, woulding. see you in a bit. >> you bet. >> nasdaq announcing a bit of a deal of its own this morning. >> the stock is up more than 4.5%. they're buying from thomson reuters, their investor relations and multimedia businesses for $390 million in cash....
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. >>> lots trending on the web right now, including a tragic story out of japan where police just confirmed, nine people died in a tunnel collapse about 50 miles west of tokyo. george h.w. bush is being treated at a hospital where he's recovering from a cough doctors say is related to bronchitis. >>> the bliss ends after two years then you have to hang on about another 18 or 20 to recapture the magic. >>> he's everywhere from a new movie to channel commercials. i talked to brad pitt to talk got his future with angelina jolie and to talk about political issues. >> it's a resurgence in hope again and i hope there's a time when it's less about winning and people coming together and dealing with the issues. >> wouldn't that be nice? >> it's a must. blrk asnever been stronger. [ female announcer ] think a thick cream is the only way to firm skin? challenge the need for such heavy measures with olay. regenerist micro-sculpting serum for firmer skin in 5 days. pretty heavy lifting for such a lightweight. [ female announcer ] olay regenerist. until i show them this. the oral-b pro-health clinical b
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finally, how to play japan. very interesting comments today about japan near 52-week high on the index. here's one way to play it, the ewj and simon hobbs, you don't get the benefit of any moves in the currency. you get exposed to the currency. as the yen weakens as it's been that way, you have to account for that. there are ways around that. there are atfs that try to take out the currency plays. i want to put this up. what this does is it takes into account currency fluctuations and it tries to hedge against it so you only get a pure play on japanese stocks. you notice this has been moving up. let me do a comparison chart to show you that it does make a difference. if you do a comparison between the ewj here and this one that hedges on currency, you'll see it's been outperforming. this has been happening as the yen has been weakening. so believe it or not, carl, there are ways that you can hedge out some of this risk using etfs with very, very little effort. it used to be complicated. now there are etfs that w
finally, how to play japan. very interesting comments today about japan near 52-week high on the index. here's one way to play it, the ewj and simon hobbs, you don't get the benefit of any moves in the currency. you get exposed to the currency. as the yen weakens as it's been that way, you have to account for that. there are ways around that. there are atfs that try to take out the currency plays. i want to put this up. what this does is it takes into account currency fluctuations and it tries...
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right now functionally germany has a twenty percent import tariff or a twenty percent export subsidy japan does china does taiwan does the list because it just goes on not all the many major manufacturing countries in the world we don't we're the only ones hanging out here in the wind and we're the only ones that are being dust realize when reagan came into office a quarter of our g.d.p. was industrial production now it's eleven percent there's no major democracy in the world has been able to survive with manufacturing below twenty percent well you still haven't answered my basic question of how making products we don't make officially more expensive for americans to buy is somehow beneficial economically because those americans who are manufacturing them have good jobs and they use those wages to spend money in the domestic economy and that money circulates within the economy but unless one up in a because of all of the products of more expensive now they're there at the end they have good jobs you just add on the terror of how is it not more expensive oh of course it's more expensive but
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. ♪ a powerful, fuel-efficient engine, but it's not from japan. ♪ it's a car like no other... from a place like no other. introducing the all-new 2013 chevrolet malibu, our greatest malibu ever. ♪ >>> producer john tower, we have our replacements for fiscal cliff. please only read the clean ones. >> jason writes, money boo boo. calvin, pricey precipice. i like this one. allen, monetary manhole. >> monetary manhole. we're getting stripper names and other categories we don't want to get into. great show, everyone. "morning joe" starts right now. > ♪ and i'm free ♪ free falling >>> you know, it's a special time of the year. we've been looking forward to it for months now. and everywhere you go, you can see the twinkle in little children's eyes because they know that in just a few short weeks, ♪ the fiscal cliff is coming to town ♪ merry cliffmas. and with a dramatic name like fiscal cliff, it's got to be exciting. jim? >> the president's asking for $1.6 trillion in revenue. >> $600 billion in tax hikes. >> entitlement reform. >> dividends and capital gains. >> discretio
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when japan went into inflation, the currency went up. i think what europe is telling you is even though there's a risk of breakage, it's telling you deflation. their banks are much more levered than ours. so to me there are other ways to be involved in europe besides the currency. we still remain very cautious on the financial services system but i don't think the currency is going to implode given what is reflecting to me is a deflationary income. we are moving up in the capital structure of year and trying to help small and medium-sized businesses when the big bank are shrinking. that's happening slowly but what it allows is a firm like kkr to go in with its clients and help out small and medium size businesses grow. we've done that across real estate and other types of industries. that's working well. >> one last question there. is the sweetest of the sweet a german manufacturer, a seimans or -- >> germany, the mark can kets has had a big run this year. there are other parts of europe where we're poking around and we think it's intere
when japan went into inflation, the currency went up. i think what europe is telling you is even though there's a risk of breakage, it's telling you deflation. their banks are much more levered than ours. so to me there are other ways to be involved in europe besides the currency. we still remain very cautious on the financial services system but i don't think the currency is going to implode given what is reflecting to me is a deflationary income. we are moving up in the capital structure of...
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in between the russian mainland japan and the island is the of minute on. who discovered it it is described as the pride of the region we'll take a look at what's in store for us here. until two thousand and four the island was part of the borders own and was completely restricted to know the speech u.s. place is open to tourists unique plants and animals are its top attraction. really has been exploring the deaths of the world seas for several decades but it's here at more your own island...
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it is something japan has been stuck on for years. jeff: the big markets are not moving. >> when the government tells you lower longer, we may not all put our purchases off for next year. our economy still is not doing very well. we have the inflationary rather than inflationary. jeff: scott will walk slowly, by the way, he fell down the stairs and he is concerned about the economy falling down the stairs. >> even if there is a deal, ultimately, that will not get jobs going. we are growing a little bit. central bankers cannot stand deflation. they have been fighting inflation for years. jeff: i will leave you with the price of gold. you think gold is done. >> it will be cheaper next year. it will start to get people to sit on their hands rather than them out there. the only thing we can do to get them out there is raised interest rates. jeff: that is an interesting one. his ankle is all swelled up speed and thank him for standing there and talking to us, jeff flock. we will see you soon. ashley: he is a trooper. mayor bloomberg tried
it is something japan has been stuck on for years. jeff: the big markets are not moving. >> when the government tells you lower longer, we may not all put our purchases off for next year. our economy still is not doing very well. we have the inflationary rather than inflationary. jeff: scott will walk slowly, by the way, he fell down the stairs and he is concerned about the economy falling down the stairs. >> even if there is a deal, ultimately, that will not get jobs going. we are...
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breaking new's massive earthquake in japan. it happened off the coast of japan, about 300 miles northeast of tokyo you can see on the tower cam that we are going to buildings swayed for several minutes there. let's go to alex zolbert live in tokyo what can you tell us? >> this happened friday evening b an hour and a half ago. an unnerving scene. a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. as we understand it, this came along the same fault line that triggered that massive tsunami in march of 2011. we have been watching all the local stations, trying to gather all the information we can. here's what we know at this point in terms of a tsunami. we have seen several small waves come in, about four waves. the biggest one being about one meter or about three feet. the other waves were only about 8 to 16 inches. so no sign of a major tsunami at this point. but it is quite unnerving. there are reports of the trains stopping up there, some of the roads being closed. but in terms of injuries and in terms of deaths, we are only hearing reports of a few
breaking new's massive earthquake in japan. it happened off the coast of japan, about 300 miles northeast of tokyo you can see on the tower cam that we are going to buildings swayed for several minutes there. let's go to alex zolbert live in tokyo what can you tell us? >> this happened friday evening b an hour and a half ago. an unnerving scene. a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. as we understand it, this came along the same fault line that triggered that massive tsunami in march of 2011. we...
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a tsunami threat to tell you about was just lifted in japan. the country was rocked by a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake. it hit off the coast of tokyo. the buildings there shaking. you could see some of the video showing the degree to which they were shaking. alex, what's the latest? >> reporter: it has been a very, very tense few hours here in japan after you mentioned a 7.3 magnitude earthquake striking late here in the day on friday. but just in the past 90 minutes or so, the all clear has been given. the tsunami warning has been lifted. that's great news for the people here. there's no signs of any significant damage. no reports of any deaths. just a few injuries at this point. we also have to keep in mind the nuclear power plants. we have heard from the operator of those. they say everything is fine. but as you mentioned, this brings back very painful memories up for the people in the region in northern japan. we were on the phone with one person who said when this earthquake hit, their first reaction was ohno, not again. but it's late
a tsunami threat to tell you about was just lifted in japan. the country was rocked by a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake. it hit off the coast of tokyo. the buildings there shaking. you could see some of the video showing the degree to which they were shaking. alex, what's the latest? >> reporter: it has been a very, very tense few hours here in japan after you mentioned a 7.3 magnitude earthquake striking late here in the day on friday. but just in the past 90 minutes or so, the all...